Naunton Wayne

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Naunton Wayne (born June 22, 1901 in Llanwonno , Glamorganshire , Wales , † November 17, 1970 in Tolworth , Surrey , England ) was a British actor .

Live and act

Wayne began his stage career in 1920, focusing on music halls , revue and vaudeville . In 1930 he first appeared with the Chelsea Follies, in 1933 he was a partner of Josephine Baker in London .

First heard on the radio in 1927, his film career began with the dawn of the sound film age. He is best known for his regular film partnership with Basil Radford since Alfred Hitchcock's A Lady Disappears , where the two do not lose their composure during the shelling of their train. Since then, the duo has cultivated the cliché of the unshakable British gentleman in various films , who does not let anything disturb himself and who only gets angry about bad manners or being late at cricket .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1938: A Lady Vanishes (The Lady Vanishes)
  • 1940: Night Train to Munich
  • 1945: Dream without End (Dead of Night)
  • 1948: quartet (Quartet)
  • 1949: Blockade in London (Passport to Pimlico)
  • 1949: The madness of Dr. Clive (obsession)
  • 1950: That's Life (Trio)
  • 1950: Highly Dangerous
  • 1951: The Thirteenth Guest (Circle of Dange)
  • 1953: The Titfield-Express (The Titfield Thunderbolt)
  • 1954: Endstation Harem (You Know What Sailors Are)
  • 1959: Always trouble with the ladies (Operation Bullshine)
  • 1961: The Houseboat (Double Bunk)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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Remarks

  1. ^ Place of death Tolworth according to Kay Less. IMDb states Surbiton as the place of death .
personal data
SURNAME Wayne, Naunton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Llanwonno , Glamorganshire , Wales
DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1970
Place of death Tolworth , England, UK